Tag Archives: Sweden

The world has been unsettled by a surge in forced migration. Tens of millions of people are on the move, fleeing their home countries in search of a better life abroad. Some are escaping civil war or an oppressive regime; others are forced out by extreme poverty, lured by the possibility of economic advancement for themselves and their families. By ...

The town of Borlänge in Dalarna has won the title “Sweden’s ugliest town” in a vote organised by an NGO that works against “the continued uglification of our cities”. By – sverigesradio.se The vote caused one well-known musician from the town to accuse the poll of fascist tendencies, and of only pointing fingers at industrial towns. Angelica Ekholm, business unit and enterprise manager at ...

NATO is about to kick off its largest military exercises since the Cold War, which will include more than 50,000 troops from 31 countries. By – Europe The military exercises, known as Trident Juncture 2018, will be held from Oct. 25th — Nov. 7th in Norway. One of the countries participating in the exercises is non-NATO member Sweden, which has grown ...

Swedish prosecutors have indicted a woman who in July staged a standoff to prevent the deportation of a rejected asylum seeker to Afghanistan by refusing to take her seat on the flight. By – Christina Anderson Scroll 4Video The woman, Elin Ersson, was a volunteer with an organization that fights the forced return of Afghan asylum seekers whose applications have ...

The crisis at the Swedish Academy began in November 2017, when Jean-Claude Arnault, the husband of the Academy member Katarina Frostenson, was accused in an article in the Dagens Nyheter newspaper of sexually harassing or assaulting eighteen women. By – Richard Orange “He held me and shoved his dick so far down my throat it felt like I was choking”, stated the plaintiff ...

In order to make criminals think twice before pulling the trigger, the Swedish Police Authority together with the City of Malmö and the Swedish Prison and Probation Service have presented a new project called “Stop Shooting,” prompting the mockery of fellow Swedes. By – Europe The new Swedish police campaign, intended to put an end to shooting sprees, has become a laughing ...

School children in Blekinge will “learn about the pussy” through a feminist theater performance “Salong Vagina!”. – Our play is a gigantic mood show about the female genitals. It’s great to do theater for children from eight to nine years, says one of the female actors. By – Brünnhilde Scroll 4Video It is School scene southeast, that offers the feminist theater performance “Salong ...

When reality does not meet your expectations, you are always disappointed and it is natural that many people are depressed and feel angry and hopeless about the election results. By – Brünnhilde Knowing anger and hatred over where Sweden is heading is basically something good. You are going to be angry with rapids becoming stronger, caregivers becoming longer, retirement will be ...

One of the writers behind the Danish TV hit Borgen is to turn the murder of the Swedish journalist Kim Wall into a six-part TV series – but the killer, the self-taught rocket engineer Peter Madsen, will not feature. By – Richard Orange “I don’t want to make a crime series that is beguiled by the perpetrator or the crime,” said the director ...

Syrian Kurdish forces battling the Daesh group hold around 900 of the organisation’s foreign extremists, a spokesman said on Thursday, a sharp increase from a previous figure. By – AFP In lengthy battles against Daesh in the war-torn country, the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) have rounded up thousands of alleged Daesh members, Syrian and otherwise. “Around 900 ISIS terrorists are ...